How has Russia’s leader maintained his longevity – and how has it shaped the world? Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrates 25 years in power this week, along with a Victory Day parade to celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, which will be attended by leaders from around the world. We chart Putin’s rise to power, how his worldview has changed and what we can expect from him next.

In this episode: Mikhail Zygar (@zygaro), writer and author Episode credits: This episode was produced by Amy Walters, Sonia Bhagat and Ashish Malhotra, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Khaled Soltan, Khaled Soltan, Kingwell Ma, Remas Al Hawari, Mariana Navarette, Kisaa Zehra and our guest host, Natasha Del Toro. It was edited by Sarí el-Khalili. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan.

Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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